Kano State Joint Task Force Committee on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs under the Ministry of Health on Thursday intercepted 145 cartons of expired drugs. The information is in a statement by the Public Relations Officer…
Buhari nominates Kingsley Obiora as CBN Deputy Governor
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the name of Dr Kingsley Isitua Obiora to the Senate for confirmation as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad…
Democracy: How Nigeria has made progress in twenty…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday that Nigeria had made significant progress over the last twenty years since the country’s return to democracy in 1999. Lawan stated this in a speech delivered…
Masari and child bandits in Katsina forest
OLABISI DEJI-FOLUTILE writes on the need for Nigerian leaders to invest in the education of children in order to ensure a future free of child bandits among other problems. Finally, the chickens have come home…
Hope Uzodinma, a symbol of hope, prosperity for…
The emergence of newly sworn-in Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, followng a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday marks the beginning of an era of ‘hope and prosperity’ for Imo State, the Deputy Chief Whip…
Alleged libel: Court dismisses Amadi’s case against Eunisell…
An Abuja High Court has dismissed a defamation case filed against Eunisell Limited and two others. The suit, filed by Kenneth Amadi, a former employee, and two others, was thrown out in its entirety with…
Assailants kill journalist in Adamawa
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has confirmed the death of a journalist, Mr Maxwell Nashan, attacked by unknown assailants. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that Nashan, a reporter with Federal Radio Corporation…
Tragedy of Nigeria’s civil war shall not be…
The tragedy of Nigeria’s civil war shall neither be forgotten nor repeated. These are the words of the Presidency on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the civil war cessation. In the statement issued…
Finance Law: Govt begins implementation of 7.5 per…
The implementation of the 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax, VAT, on government transactions has begun following the signing of the Finance Bill into law. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, made this…